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Commitments (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 96 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Apr. 12, 2007 | Aug. 31, 2017 ARS ($) | Aug. 31, 2011 ARS ($) | Nov. 30, 2003 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) MB / s | Dec. 31, 2016 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) item | Jul. 07, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 ARS ($) | Aug. 31, 2003 ARS ($)
Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase orders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,590.0 |  |  |
PP&E commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,205 |  |  |  |
Investment commitments fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70.0
Contributions made to the fund |  |  |  | $ 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total deferred revenues |  |  |  |  |  | $ 888.0 |  |  |  | 940.0 |  |  |
Investments for commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 10,727.0 | $ 9,541.0 | $ 5,148.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Publicom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Commitment period for publishing and printing of white pages | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment period for distribution of white pages | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment period for maintenance of internal portal to access white pages | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for right to lease advertising spaces on white pages | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nucleo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CONATEL's total deferred disbursements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.0 |  |  |
Total deferred revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |
Accrued gains |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10.0 |  |  |
Amount of subsidy from government |  | $ 19.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nucleo | Implementation of expansion of the infrastructure networks, Paraguay |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17.0 |
Amount of subsidy granted by the CONATEL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.0 |
Amount of subsidy disbursed by the CONATEL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.0 |  |  |  |  |
Nucleo | Implementation of expansion of the infrastructure networks, Department of Caaguazu Nucleo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment commitments |  |  | $ 6.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of subsidy granted by the CONATEL |  |  | $ 5.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of subsidy disbursed by the CONATEL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.0 |  |  |  |  |
Contract term |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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PP&E commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450 |  |
Personal | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Number of inhabitants | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500 | 500 |  |  |
Guaranteed performance speed | MB / s |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personal | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Contract term |  |  |  |  | 60 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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